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11th Grade
08/27/2013

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genre
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Genre is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or entertainment
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graphic text
Definition
Glitter graphics text is easy to make
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hero
Definition
A hero (heroine for a female) (Ancient Greek: ἥρως, hḗrōs), in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cul being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion
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historical reference
Definition
historical records; historical research
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hyperbole
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Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
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iambic pentameter
Definition
Iambic pentameter is a commonly used metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama.
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idiom
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An idiom (Latin: idioma, "special property", f. Greek: ἰδίωμα – idiōma, "special feature, special phrasing", f. Greek: ἴδιος – idios, "one’s own") is a combination of words that has a figurative meaning
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image
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An image (from Latin: imago) is an artifact that depicts or records visual perception
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imagery
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Imagery, in a literary text, is an author's use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to their work
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indeterminate ending
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A story where the ending of the central conflict is left unresolved.
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indirect presentation
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Indirect presentation is a way by which an author's character in a story is described through his actions
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informal essay
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An informal essay is meant to entertain
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informal language
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 Informal language is language use characterized
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interior monologue
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Internal monologue, also known as inner voice, internal speech, or verbal stream of consciousness is thinking in words
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internal conflict
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internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character's mind. As opposed to external conflict
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internal rhyme
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In poetry, internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme that occurs within a single line of verse
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irony
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Irony (from the Ancient Greek εἰρωνεία eirōneía, meaning dissimulation or feigned ignorance), in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device
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jargon
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Jargon is "the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity occupational or social group
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